Lessons children learn at a young age become a system and a way of life, especially if strengthened as they grow older.<\/p>\n
Maegan Allysa Motilla, 14, keeps a coin bank where she puts her savings, a habit acquired since Grade 1 at St. Joseph De Mary Learning Center here.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore po pumasok sa school, naghuhulog na ako para hindi ko na magastos (I drop some money before I leave for school so that I won\u2019t be able to spend it anymore),\u201d she said in an interview Friday.<\/p>\n
She said all students in her school are required to have a \u201cpiggy bank\u201d so they will know the value of saving.<\/p>\n
\u201cNoon po kasi naka-ipon ako at nagamit ko pambili ng school supplies pang next school year. Tulong ko na rin po kay Mama at Papa para hindi malaki ang gastos nila (I was able to save for my school supplies for the following school year before. It is my way of helping my parents so that they can save on expenses),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Motilla\u2019s experience is among the few success stories of the cooperative laboratory (coop lab) program concept that the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) is establishing in schools offering basic education.<\/p>\n
CDA-Cordillera Director Dr. Felicidad Cenon said there are six labs in the region being implemented with the help of cooperatives in good standing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concept is to cascade the idea of savings,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Coop Lab at the St. Joseph De Mary Learning Center is a creation of the Bavesco multipurpose cooperative.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to teach the children to save money and be prepared by having available money to use when needed in the coming days,\u201d Susan Angaga, president of the family-owned school, told the Philippine News Agency. \u201cWe want to teach them the idea of saving money and later on, imbibe the idea of cooperativism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Motilla\u2019s mother said the idea is something she hopes other schools will adopt to mold children into becoming responsible spenders. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ang karanasan ni Maegan Allysa Motilla sa pag-iimpok ay nagpapakita ng positibong epekto ng kooperatibismo sa mga batang estudyante.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t